At the poolside of Diamond Hotel Manila earlier in the day, the 88 Official Candidates of Miss Earth 2018 were presented to members of the media under the heat of what still looked like a summer sun. The number of arrivals was pegged at 90, but the entries of Ethiopia and Rwanda have yet to check in.

At any rate, there are so many beautiful faces in this batch of beauties. I hope that they also have the smarts and environmental savvy to go with it.

Unlike previous years, the organizers opted to do away with the voting for Darling of the Press. But even without such, it was already obvious who is being liked by most everyone. Early favorites are Telma Madeira of Portugal, Margo Faith Fargo of South Africa, Diana Carolina Silva of Venezuela, Diana Valdivieso og Ecuador, Melissa Flores of Mexico, Nirada Chetsadapriyakun of Thailand, Carolina Jane of Spain, Kristal Xamairy of Puerto Rico and Celeste Cortesi of the Philippines.

Another season of beauty and responsibility is underway as Miss Earth marks 18 years of promoting environmental awareness. 90 delegates from across the world have made their way to Manila, each one poised to WORK TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE LIVING.

The 18th edition of the premier beauty and environmental event promises to be another year of learning, sharing, PROMOTING THE BEAUTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES AND THEIR ADVOCACY’S.

Prior to the grand coronation night, the delegates are scheduled to visit various destinations in the Philippines promoting environmental awareness. They will also visit various schools in line with Miss Earth’s mission to educate the youth on the importance of taking care of the environment.

Also included in their hectic itinerary are the much talked-about preliminary judging in beauty and poise, figure, and intelligence and environmental awareness which will be streamed live on Miss Earth’s official Facebook page and YouTube channel.

“It is going to be another busy year for us,” says Carousel Executive Vice President Lorraine Schuck. “It is really quite tiring with all that traveling and pre-pageant activities, but we cannot sidestep the organization’s main focus, which is to educate and get the public involved in the global movement to save the planet.”

In addition to the environmental activities of the delegates, Carousel’s President, Ramon Monzon says, “Preparation is likewise in full swing for the goddess-themed finals night. Hall of Famer journalist James Deakin makes a comeback to do hosting chores, while Grammy nominated Brian McKnight will be the guest performer, THE FINAL STAGE WILL BE MORE OR LESS 80% BE MADE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS.

The two-hour grand coronation night is slated on Saturday, November 3 at the Mall of Asia Arena, telecast live on FOXlife at 8:00 PM and on TV networks of participating countries. It will also be streamed live via Miss Earth’s Facebook page and YouTube channel, and on gmanetwork.com. The local Philippine airing will be on Sunday, November 4, 10:30 PM on GMA-7.

The Miss Earth Philippines 2019 Press Presentation was held at the Diamond Hotel Poolside earlier with the forty-two (42) Official Candidates introduced to members of the media in their swimsuits.

There were many among the contenders who caught the eye of the Press. But after the tallying of votes, medals for Darling of the Press were given to:

Gold: Leandrea Batingan of San Jose del Monte City

Silver: Zahra Bianca Saldua of Las Piñas City

Bronze: Celeste Cortesi of Fil-Rome, Italy

Just a little over a week before the finals on May 19 at the Mall of Asia Arena. This is the time when the running favorites will continue to widen their lead, with one or two spoilers starting to peak and become potential Elemental winners in the end.

Earlier before lunch at the poolside of Diamond Hotel Manila, the Miss Philippines Earth 2017 Press Presentation was held with the heavy attendance from members of the media throwing in their support for the forty (40) Official Candidates who paraded in their Ricky Abad two-piece swimsuits inspite of the intermittent signs of drizzle threatening to dampen the proceedings. Thankfully, the sun resumed its burning heat midway and the event was completed without a hitch.

As traditionally practiced every year, the Darling of the Press was awarded with early favorite Samantha Acosta of Pulilan, Bulacan raking in the votes to win Gold. She was followed by yet another solid pick Kim de Guzman of Olongapo City who settled with the Silver. Catherine Tabaniag of Panglao, Bohol and Ann Krishia Antonio of Porac, Pampanga shared the Bronze in a hotly-contested popularity selection from the Press.

Tomorrow, the ladies will compete in the Resort Wear segment at Versailles Alabang before returning to Diamond Hotel for the Beauty of Intelligence Pre-Judging that will complete the tallied scoring of the candidates that will determine the ten (10) lucky ones who will make the first cut come Finals Night on July 15 at the MOA Arena.

If you find yourself doing your grocery in any of the SM Supermarkets nationwide, chances are that you will spot an imposing (life-size) standee of a Miss Philippines Earth 2017 candidate meeting you right before entering the selling area. This is already a tradition in the environment-themed beauty competition with the popular supermarket chain being a major sponsor. And the ladies themselves are quite excited finding out where their respective images have sprouted in the country.

Anyways, the Miss Philippines Earth 2017 Press Presentation will happen at the poolside of Diamond Hotel Manila several hours from now (at around 11am to be exact), and this will be the best time to find out who the real front-runners are.

normannorman.com will be there to bring you the highlights of the event. 🙂

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